On Apr 29, 8:44 am, " wrote:
On Apr 29, 1:15?am, mm wrote:





I was going to say that you should soak the area around the tree and
any important roots with water, an hour or two with a garden hose,
before doing this.

But it occurred to me that maybe that would let the boards sink into
the ground as much as it would let the stump and roots come up. I
don't think so, but I'm not sure. ?Of course , if this was the case
you could always wait a few days until it dried out.

Wetting it would also make digging out the hole for the wood easier.

I'm also going to suggest that rather than plywood, you could consider
two 2x4s, one for each side. The wheels of the jack don't actually
have to sit on the wood. ?Even one 2x4 might be enough at first to
start it and make room for more wood.

Oh, yeah. ?Floor jacks are very powerful, so it might work. ?The
poster says it worked for him.

P.S. I've done very little of this.

On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 23:49:41 -0400, "Bill Stock"
wrote:

See link for the suggestion.

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.h...d36071c9ae06be

I sort of wish I'd left the stump a little longer and bought a winch, but
the thought of the chain whizzing past my head or damaging the anchor tree
did not turn me on. So I decided to go the digging out root (ha-ha). This is
looking like a 10+ hour job including the shed hole, only two hours invested
so far. Although I'm nowhere near exposing enough of the stump to get under
the tree. It's been insert shovel, use grub-axe to break roots, remove half
a shovel of dirt. I have to remove about 3 cubic yards for the shed hole and
I've only move about .5 yards so far. ?The stump is now too short to winch
it out, but some pressure might help me expose the roots to help with the
excavation?

Trees are two spruce trees about 8" in diameter, but I suspect they share a
common root. Site is not accessible by vehicle, dynamite is not an option,
waiting is not an option. The stump is about 16" above ground and must be
excavated to 10" below grade. Possible anchor tree is a Mountain Ash about
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why do you have to have the stump 10 inches below grade, easier to cut
off just below grade and cover with dirt. spruce rots really slow,
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What is your time worth? Instead of looking at a ball busting 12
hour job, I'd call the local tree removal company and have them grind
the 2 stumps. If you're in no real hurry and tell them they can do
it anytime in the next X weeks, you may get a better price.